Know everything about the buyer — before you write a word.
Bids are won by the supplier who understands the buyer's pain better than the incumbent does. Skim pulls every public source on the authority — their problems, their people, why they're going to market — into one place, so you bid on what they actually need.
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In one line: Skim Buyer Intelligence is an AI agent that profiles every UK and EU contracting authority — pulling board minutes, FOI responses, NAO findings, committee papers and past awards into a single view of the buyer's pain, people, and decision-making.
The buyer, in full
What are they trying to solve? Why now? Who's the procurement manager — and who are the end users behind the spec? Skim reads every public source on the authority — board minutes, FOI responses, NAO findings, committee papers, past awards — and builds a single picture of what the buyer cares about, what's hurting, and who decides.
- NAO·Jul 25EdTech adoption gapSchools using <30% of paid licences
- Cttee·Mar 26Legacy LMS underusedRenewal flagged as poor value
- FOI·Feb 26Procurement capacityCategory team understaffed
- NAO·Sep 25Cyber readinessBelow CAF target on 3 axes
- Hansard·Apr 26SME supplier mixMinisterial commitment unmet
The win, before the RFP
Once you know the pain, you can see whether the incumbent is solving it — and who inside the authority you should be talking to now, not when the RFP lands. The number one tactic for winning public-sector work is building the relationship before the opportunity is published. This agent gives you the names, the context, and the timing to do it.
- Decision
R. Chen
Head of Procurement
r.chen@•••••••.gov.uk+44 20 •••• 2841Signal · Signed last 3 awards in category
- Decision
J. Patel
Director, Digital Services
j.patel@•••••••.gov.uk+44 20 •••• 6109Signal · Named sponsor in board minutes, Mar
- Influencer
S. Okafor
Senior Category Manager
s.okafor@•••••••.gov.uk+44 20 •••• 3372Signal · Wrote spec on prior framework
- End user
M. Hughes
Service Lead, Operations
m.hughes@•••••••.gov.uk+44 20 •••• 5028Signal · Raised pain points in committee Q&A
The number that matters
The UK contracting authorities responsible for roughly 80% of SME-addressable public-sector spend. Skim profiles every one — and the 46,000 behind them.
How this compares
The alternatives buyers most often weigh against this agent.
Frequently asked questions
Buyer Intelligence: common questions
What does Skim's Buyer Intelligence agent do?
It profiles every UK and EU contracting authority — pulling board minutes, FOI responses, NAO findings, committee papers and past awards into a single view of the buyer's pain, their people and how they make decisions, so you bid on what the authority actually needs.
How many contracting authorities does the agent cover?
It profiles the 847 UK contracting authorities responsible for roughly 80% of SME-addressable public-sector spend, plus the 46,000+ additional UK and EU authorities behind them. Each profile forecasts that authority's forward pipeline and scores how vulnerable the incumbent is from past award patterns.
Which sources does Buyer Intelligence read?
It reads every public source on the authority — board minutes, FOI responses, NAO findings, committee papers and past awards — and identifies the decision-makers behind the spec, from procurement managers to end users and budget-holders. The result is one picture of what the buyer cares about and who decides.
How does this help me win before the RFP is published?
Once you know the pain, you can see whether the incumbent is solving it and who inside the authority to talk to now. The number one tactic for winning public-sector work is building the relationship before the opportunity is published — the agent gives you the names, the context and the timing to do it.
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